1883.] L. de Niceville — On new and little-known Rhopalocera. 69 



tween the second median nervule and costal nervure, and almost reaching the 

 apex. Underside, both wings as in G. alhoccsruleus, but with a more or less 

 prominent submarginal series of dusky lunules. Female. Upperside 

 almost as in G. alhocceruleus, but the outer margin less broadly black, the 

 basal area glossed with very bright metallic blue, not unmetallic pale laven- 

 der-blue as in the latter species ; the disco-cellular streak more prominent. 

 Sindwing with the submarginal series of round dusky prominent spots 

 inwardly defined by bluish lunules. Underside as in the male. 



Both sexes of this species were taken by me in the neighbourhood of 

 Simla, most frequently on Tawa Devi, also at different elevations in Sikkim 

 in October. Mr. Otto Moller has also taken males in large numbers in 

 Sikkim at low elevations in the Spring. 



Figure 5a of Plate I represents what is now believed by me to be the 

 female of C. puspa from Simla, but which was at first mistaken for the 

 female ol: C, dilectus. 



5. Ctaniris itnteana, n. sp. (Plate I, fig. 7, S ; 7a, 2 .) 

 C. iyntearia, Moore, M. S. 



Hab. Sikkim ; Shillong. 



Expanse : $ , 1'05 to 1-4 ; $, -9 to 1"25 inches. 



Description : Male. Upperside, iotk wings somewhat deep laven- 

 der-blue. Forewing with the outer margin, widest at the apex, sometimes 

 reduced to a point at the hinder angle, dusky black ; an indistinct disco- 

 cellular streak sometimes absent ; and the disc between the median nervules 

 just beyond the cell irrorated with white scales in some specimens. Hind- 

 wing with the outer margin dusky-black, its inner edge lunulated. In 

 some specimens the apical area is obscurely irrorated with white. Under- 

 side, hoth wings pale grey. Forewing with a pale brown slender disco- 

 cellular streak, a discal series of five similar spots, of which the upper one 

 is much out of line, being placed nearer to the base of the wing ; a sub- 

 marginal lunulated line and marginal spots very pale brown ; the usual fine 

 anteciliary black line. Hindwing with three subbasal black spots ; a 

 slender brown disco-cellular streak ; a very sinuous discal series of nine 

 spots ; marginal markings as on the forewing. Female. Upperside, 

 forewing with all but the middle of the disc (which is white glossed with 

 irridescent blue) black ; a disco-cellular black spot. Hindwing blackish, 

 white in the middle, glossed with blue, and along the veins irrorated 

 with black scales ; a submarginal series of pale lunules. Underside marked 

 exactly as in the male. 



Four male and two female specimens of this species were taken by me 

 at different elevations in Sikkim in October. The males differ in size, in 

 the absence in two of them of the white patch on the disc of the forewing 



